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Shrink Nanotechnologies Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) has licensed an 'electronic glue' from the University of Chicago to facilitate the cost-effective fabrication of printed optical sensors from semiconductor nanocrystals. The ability to develop low-cost printed sensing technologies could, in turn, enable the development of new low-cost diagnostic tools....Continue

With the intent of reducing the chances for risky and costly hospital-acquired infections, Microban International (Huntersville, NC) has developed an antimicrobial technology that is compatible with acetal. The company reports a better than 4-log reduction of a range of organisms using its standard, enhanced, and human-serum-based testing protocols....Continue

A lot has happened in medical device design and development during the past 25 years. And we at Medical Product Manufacturing News have done our best to cover all of the cutting-edge components, materials, equipment, and services that appeared on the scene during that time....Continue

Building on their previous work with coaxial nanowire cables, researchers at Rice University (Houston) have developed 3-D microbatteries that feature a conformal coating of PMMA polymer on nanowires. Suitable for use in medical device applications, these batteries could allow for faster charging and longer life spans than conventional batteries....Continue

Austin, Texas, is renowned for its vibrant culture, music scene, and eclectic mix of people proudly touting the motto, "Keep Austin Weird." But just as important to the city as music, though perhaps not as noticeable to visitors, is the high-tech haven that has flourished over the years....Continue

A fast, sensitive, optical imaging technique developed by researchers at Harvard University allows for label-free in vivo stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) imaging. This progress in microscopy could someday contribute to improved imaging and diagnostics while possibly expediting tumor removal or eliminating the need for painful biopsies....Continue

Scientists from MIT (Cambridge, MA) have devised a method for mathematically modeling the behavior of shape-memory polymers. This capability could help to optimize designs of next-generation devices that employ the materials by predicting their strains, forces, and interactions....Continue

PEEK-Optima, manufactured by Invibio, has replaced metal in some implantable applications.Thanks to their mechanical strength and other desirable properties, metals have been a mainstay in medical implants f...Continue

By combining photoacoustic tomography (PAT) with gold nanobeacons (GNBs), a team of St. Louis-based researchers have achieved what they claim is an unprecedented level of imaging detail. If commercialized, the imaging technology could allow for earlier diagnosis of disease as well as the elimination of the need for invasive biopsies....Continue